Gloucester residents beware of scams

In the interest of public awareness, we bring you these recent scams, as reported to the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office recently. Both of these residents are out lots of money.

1) A resident reported on Aug. 13 she had received a phone call from a Jamaica area code advising her she had won $5.8 million dollars and a vehicle. The victim was instructed to purchase five Green Dot prepaid Visa cards, each valued more than $200 and provide the access code to claim her prize. The victim was advised she would be reimbursed with the prize winnings and vehicle was on the tow truck.

2) A resident reported on Aug. 12 a fraudulent scam in which a female victim sent two Western Union money orders valued at more than $200 each out of state to cover shipping and taxes for an item she was selling on Craigslist. The 23-year-old victim was advised she would be receiving more than $3,200 cash for the guitar she was selling for $925. The fraudulent buyer advised her they were currently offshore and said they would set up a Paypal account to hold the $3,200 in cash for the victim.